Silver City's Life Quest building sees new paint job

Nonprofit gets help from PNM volunteers

By Sky Klaus For the Sun-News
PNM volunteer Richard Martinez sprays the side of the Life Quest building Friday as part of PNM volunteer day.

SILVER CITY >> PNM volunteers painted the Life Quest building for their annual day of service on Friday. PNM volunteers and other community volunteers worked to make sure that the building will look as good as new after the paint job was completed.

"The benefits of these days of service is that it is helping the community and giving the residents of Silver City a better community and place to live," PNM SW Regional Stakeholder Coordinator Bruce Ashburn said. PNM's day of service was to help the nonprofit organization, Life Quest, which provides services to individuals and families that are at risk of or have developmental issues. According to Debra Frasca, Life Quest chief operating officer, Life Quest makes an end-of-the-year appeal and for 2013, the appeal was for help with renovating its building.

"These volunteers such as PNM, Blue Line Rentals and other Silver City community volunteers are helping us (overcome) huge economic hardships today and are giving us a building to be proud of," Life Quest CEO Evangeline Zamora said. "The building needed a facelift, we had an incredible opportunity."

Ashburn added that PNM looks forward to partnering with organizations within the community. After the volunteers finished painting the building, they got free barbecue.

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